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Tax laws are constantly changing and are subject to differing interpretation. In addition, the facts and circumstances in your particular situation may not be the same as those presented here. Therefore, we urge you to do additional research and ensure that you are fully informed before using the information contained in this publication. Federal law prohibits unauthorized reproduction of the material in Spidell’s California Taxation of New Residents and Nonresidents manual. All reproduction must be approved in writing by Spidell Publishing, Inc.® This is not a free publication. Purchase of this electronic publication entitles the buyer to keep one copy on his/her computer and to print out one copy only. Printing out more than one copy—and any electronic distribution of this publication—is prohibited by international and United States copyright laws and treaties. 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